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12.07.03 by Dindrane @ 6:15 am  Film: Written by Larz Bourne, I. Klein, Robert May, Larry Riley, Joe Stultz, Paul Wing Released by: Delta. My advice: Rent this for Christmas. Classic Christmas Cartoons collects seven of the titular short subjects from the early period of American animation, often created and directed by the wonderful Max Fleischer. In "Christmas Comes But Once a Year," an inventor passes an orphanage and resolves to give them more than the broken toys they got from Santa. "Jack Frost" relates the tale of a wayward baby bear who, resenting the need to hibernate, sets out alone into the wintry woods. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" gives us another look at the familiar Christmas favorite about the little deer who rises above the teasing of his fellows and saves Christmas. "Somewhere in Dreamland" shows two good-hearted waifs dreaming of food and toys, and the reality to which they awake on Christmas morning. In "Santa's Surprise," the animators relate the story of a group of young children who determine to give Santa a treat in return for the gifts he brought to them. "Hector's Hectic Life" shows the adventures of a hound on Christmas, and "Snow Foolin'" shows winter games and sports as played by forest creatures. Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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12.07.03 by Doc @ 3:56 am   Film: Based on characters created by: Steve Ditko & Stan Lee Features:
Released by: Buena Vista My Advice: Skip it. Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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11.12.02 by ScottC @ 9:11 pm  Film: Written by: Glenn Eichler and Peggy Nicoll Features:
Released by: MTV My Advice: Rent it until MTV releases something better Daria is something of an oddity on MTV. Instead of following the painful and probably illegal antics of people whose mental facilities are questionable (Jackass; The Osbournes) or titillating their viewer with attractive young people committing acts that come as close to making the Beast with Two Backs as their lawyers will allow (Undressed; any programming during Spring Break), this animated series was actually smart. It followed the adventures of Daria Morgendorffer, a girl who is unfortunately intelligent enough to realize the absurdity of high school, popular culture, and life in general. Daria: Is It College Yet? covers the end of her high school career and her worries about getting into her first choice college, her relationship with her boyfriend, and looking back at her high school years with false fond nostalgia. Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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04.16.02 by ScottC @ 9:48 pm  Film: Written by: Terry Pratchett, based on his novel Features:
Released by: Acorn Media My Advice: Rent It. OK, let me start out and say I'm a huge Discworld fan. I've read all the books many times over and I have all the British editions because the cover art is lively and crowded and the American versions are minimalist crap. So when Widge said he had two Discworld animated stories, Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters, for review, I think my exact response was,"GIMME GIMME GIMME!" Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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12.25.01 by Widge @ 6:51 am  Film: Written by: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S.H. Schulman & Joe Stillman, based on the book by William Steig Features:
Released by: DreamWorks My Advice: Own it. Categorized as: Animation and Reviews
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